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Pitru Paksha 2017 dates

Pitru Paksha 2017 based on Hindu calendar – India Standard Time. Pitru Paksha 2017 begins on September 6 and ends on September 19. In Hinduism, Pitru Paksha is the rituals performed by relatives for the departed souls of dead ancestors, parents and relatives. Below are the Mahalaya Pitru Paksha 2017 dates. Tarpan and Shradh are performed on all Amavasi or no moon days. But the most important period to perform Shradh is the Pitru Paksha period during the Krishna Paksha fortnight in Ashwin month (September – October). In some regions this period is the Bhadrapad Krishna Paksha.

Pitru Paksha 2017 dates

September 6, 2017 – Mahalya Pitru Paksha begins - Purnima Shradh

September 6, 2017 – Pratipada Shradh

September 7 – Dwitiya Shradh

September 8 – Tritiya Shradh

September 9 – Chaturthi Shradh

September 10 – Panchami Shradh

September 11 – Sashti Shradh

September 12, 2017 – Saptami Shradh

September 13, 2017 – Ashtami Shradh

September 14, 2017 – Navami Shradh - Avidhava Navami Shradh - For women who passed when there husbands were alive.

September 15, 2017 – Dasami Shradh

September 16, 2017 – Ekadashi Shradh

September 17, 2017 – Dwadashi Shradh

September 17, 2017 – Trayodashi Shradh

September 18, 2017 – Chaturdashi Shradh
September 19, 2017 – Mahalaya Amavasi – Most important day of Shradh

Note - Dwadasi and Trayodasi Shradh are marked on same date September 18, 2017 in calendars followed in western parts of India.

Please note that Amavasya is on September 20 but as majority tithi is on Sept 19, Mahalaya will be obeserved on Sept 19.